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Old Wardour Castle in Wiltshire, South-West England.

Old Wardour Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Old Wardour Castle is a ruined 14th-century tower house in a landscaped park near Tisbury in Wiltshire, managed by English Heritage. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was last updated in March 2026 to reflect…

Farleigh Hungerford Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Farleigh Hungerford Castle is a ruined medieval castle set beside the River Frome near Bath in Somerset, managed by English Heritage as a paid visitor attraction. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips for planning your visit. This…

St Mawes Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

St Mawes Castle is a Tudor artillery fort built by Henry VIII between 1540 and 1545 on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, managed by English Heritage. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was last updated…

Totnes Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Totnes Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle with a well-preserved circular shell keep in the centre of Totnes, Devon, managed by English Heritage. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was last updated in March 2026…

Richmond Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Richmond Castle is an 11th-century Norman fortress above the River Swale in Richmond, North Yorkshire, managed by English Heritage. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This Yorkshire castle guide was last updated in March 2026 to reflect…

Scarborough Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Scarborough Castle is a ruined medieval fortress on a spectacular headland between Scarborough's two bays in North Yorkshire, managed by English Heritage. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This Yorkshire castle guide was last updated in March…

Pickering Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Pickering Castle is a well-preserved Norman motte-and-bailey castle on the edge of Pickering market town in North Yorkshire, managed by English Heritage as a paid visitor attraction. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips for planning your visit.…

Barnard Castle in County Durham, North-East England.

Barnard Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Barnard Castle is a ruined medieval fortress set on a rocky promontory above the River Tees in the market town of Barnard Castle, County Durham, managed by English Heritage. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips for planning…

Middleham Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Middleham Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the market town of Middleham in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, managed by English Heritage as a paid visitor attraction. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips for planning your visit. This…

Goodrich Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Goodrich Castle is a ruined medieval castle near Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, managed by English Heritage as a paid visitor attraction. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips for planning your visit. This guide was last updated in March…